After Italy's commanding 4-1 away victory over Turkey in the UEFA Nations League group stage, national team coach Roberto Mancini spoke to the media about the performance.

Roberto, tonight we saw an Italy team beginning to rebuild and lay new foundations...

This obviously takes time, doesn't it? In some ways, tonight's result wasn't what mattered most, because the lads deserved this victory, especially for themselves. There's been a lot of criticism and scrutiny over the past few days, so they didn't deserve that pressure. I'm really happy for them. They played an extremely strong game and their performance was excellent.

We also noticed your starting lineup tonight only included three experienced players. Then you made substitutions, giving more time to younger players and even fielding the Esposito brothers. Is this the beginning of the team's renewal?

We need everyone, and this is a long journey. We'll continue to assess other players and get to know them properly. Only through matches like this—even when we sometimes don't win or lose—can we see which players truly belong with us. This process may have some difficult moments, but it's the path we must take.

Is their psychological burden lighter now? Are they more relaxed and freer in their approach?

No, I think they're simply genuinely happy. Beyond the victory itself, they showed a lot of positive and brilliant football in this match.

Based on these positive displays, do you expect the team to take another step forward?

Sometimes you might play poorly but still produce moments of quality and brilliance during the match. The important thing is that they showed these qualities tonight, which proves they have this ability and potential within them. I'm genuinely very pleased with what they did.

For instance, early in the second half the team made some small mistakes...

The pitch was very wet and heavy, and our physical condition dropped—which is normal. It was perfectly understandable for Turkey to push forward and create chances during that period.

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